diff --git a/apps/client/src/App.tsx b/apps/client/src/App.tsx
index e2b8b247d..e2aa429b9 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { ReactQueryDevtools } from '@tanstack/react-query-devtools';
 
 import ErrorBoundary from './common/components/error-boundary/ErrorBoundary';
 import { AppContextProvider } from './common/context/AppContext';
+import { ContextMenuProvider } from './common/context/ContextMenuContext';
 import useElectronEvent from './common/hooks/useElectronEvent';
 import { ontimeQueryClient } from './common/queryClient';
 import { connectSocket } from './common/utils/socket';
@@ -49,16 +50,18 @@ function App() {
     <ChakraProvider resetCSS theme={theme}>
       <QueryClientProvider client={ontimeQueryClient}>
         <AppContextProvider>
-          <BrowserRouter>
-            <div className='App'>
-              <ErrorBoundary>
-                <TranslationProvider>
-                  <AppRouter />
-                </TranslationProvider>
-              </ErrorBoundary>
-              <ReactQueryDevtools initialIsOpen={false} />
-            </div>
-          </BrowserRouter>
+          <ContextMenuProvider>
+            <BrowserRouter>
+              <div className='App'>
+                <ErrorBoundary>
+                  <TranslationProvider>
+                    <AppRouter />
+                  </TranslationProvider>
+                </ErrorBoundary>
+                <ReactQueryDevtools initialIsOpen={false} />
+              </div>
+            </BrowserRouter>
+          </ContextMenuProvider>
         </AppContextProvider>
       </QueryClientProvider>
     </ChakraProvider>
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/context/ContextMenuContext.module.scss b/apps/client/src/common/context/ContextMenuContext.module.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9cca7c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/context/ContextMenuContext.module.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.contextMenuButton {
+  position: absolute;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.contextMenuBackdrop {
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/context/ContextMenuContext.tsx b/apps/client/src/common/context/ContextMenuContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2504c332e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/context/ContextMenuContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// logic (with some modifications) culled from:
+// https://github.com/lukasbach/chakra-ui-contextmenu/blob/main/src/ContextMenu.tsx
+
+import { createContext, ReactNode, useState } from 'react';
+import { Menu, MenuButton, MenuItem, MenuList } from '@chakra-ui/react';
+import { IconType } from '@react-icons/all-files';
+
+import style from './ContextMenuContext.module.scss';
+
+type ContextMenuCoords = {
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+};
+
+type ContextMenuContextType = {
+  createContextMenu: (options: Option[], menuCoordinates: ContextMenuCoords) => void;
+};
+
+export const ContextMenuContext = createContext<ContextMenuContextType | null>(null);
+
+export type Option = {
+  label: string;
+  icon: IconType;
+  onClick: () => void;
+};
+
+interface ContextMenuProviderProps {
+  children: ReactNode;
+}
+
+export const ContextMenuProvider = ({ children }: ContextMenuProviderProps) => {
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  const [coords, setCoords] = useState<ContextMenuCoords>({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+  const [options, setOptions] = useState<Option[]>([]);
+
+  const onClose = () => {
+    return setIsOpen(false);
+  };
+
+  const createContextMenu = (options: Option[], menuCoords: ContextMenuCoords) => {
+    setCoords(menuCoords);
+    setOptions(options);
+    setIsOpen(true);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <ContextMenuContext.Provider value={{ createContextMenu }}>
+      {children}
+      {isOpen && (
+        <>
+          <div className={style.contextMenuBackdrop} />
+          <Menu isOpen gutter={0} onClose={onClose} isLazy lazyBehavior='unmount' variant='ontime-on-dark'>
+            <MenuButton
+              className={style.contextMenuButton}
+              aria-hidden
+              w={1}
+              h={1}
+              style={{
+                left: coords.x,
+                top: coords.y,
+              }}
+            />
+            <MenuList>
+              {options.map(({ label, icon: Icon, onClick }, i) => (
+                <MenuItem key={i} icon={<Icon />} onClick={onClick}>
+                  {label}
+                </MenuItem>
+              ))}
+            </MenuList>
+          </Menu>
+        </>
+      )}
+    </ContextMenuContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useContextMenu.tsx b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useContextMenu.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d21f574f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useContextMenu.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { MouseEvent, useContext } from 'react';
+
+import { ContextMenuContext, Option } from '../context/ContextMenuContext';
+
+export const useContextMenu = <T extends HTMLElement>(options: Option[]) => {
+  const contextMenuContext = useContext(ContextMenuContext);
+
+  if (contextMenuContext === null) {
+    throw new Error('useContextMenu should be wrapped by ContextMenuProvider');
+  }
+
+  const { createContextMenu } = contextMenuContext;
+
+  const localCreateContextMenu = (contextMenuEvent: MouseEvent<T, globalThis.MouseEvent>) => {
+    // prevent browser default context menu from showing up
+    contextMenuEvent.preventDefault();
+
+    const { pageX, pageY } = contextMenuEvent;
+    return createContextMenu(options, { x: pageX, y: pageY });
+  };
+
+  return [localCreateContextMenu];
+};
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/rundown/event-block/EventBlock.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/rundown/event-block/EventBlock.tsx
index ab8675585..dc803ddcd 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/rundown/event-block/EventBlock.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/rundown/event-block/EventBlock.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { MouseEvent, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useSortable } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
 import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
+import { IoAdd } from '@react-icons/all-files/io5/IoAdd';
 import { IoReorderTwo } from '@react-icons/all-files/io5/IoReorderTwo';
 import { EndAction, OntimeEvent, Playback, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 
+import { useContextMenu } from '../../../common/hooks/useContextMenu';
 import { useAppMode } from '../../../common/stores/appModeStore';
 import { cx, getAccessibleColour } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import type { EventItemActions } from '../RundownEntry';
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ export default function EventBlock(props: EventBlockProps) {
   const handleRef = useRef<null | HTMLSpanElement>(null);
   const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = useState(false);
   const openId = useAppMode((state) => state.editId);
+  const [onContextMenu] = useContextMenu<HTMLDivElement>([
+    { label: eventId, icon: IoAdd, onClick: () => console.log(eventId) },
+  ]);
 
   const {
     isDragging,
@@ -142,7 +147,13 @@ export default function EventBlock(props: EventBlockProps) {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className={blockClasses} ref={setNodeRef} style={dragStyle} onClick={handleFocusClick}>
+    <div
+      className={blockClasses}
+      ref={setNodeRef}
+      style={dragStyle}
+      onClick={handleFocusClick}
+      onContextMenu={onContextMenu}
+    >
       <div className={style.binder} style={{ ...binderColours }} tabIndex={-1}>
         <span className={style.drag} ref={handleRef} {...dragAttributes} {...dragListeners}>
           <IoReorderTwo />